| 词条 | Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park |
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| name = Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park | iucn_category = | photo = Dry Island Provincial Park2.jpg | photo_caption = Panoramic view | map = Canada Alberta | relief = yes | map_width = 240 | map_caption = Location of Dry Island Park in Canada | location = Kneehill County / Starland County / County of Stettler No. 6, Alberta, Canada | nearest_city = Three Hills, Red Deer | coordinates = {{coords|51|56|38|N|112|57|49|W|display=inline, title}} | area_km2 = 34.5 | established = December 15, 1970 | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | governing_body = Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation }} Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park is a provincial park in Central Alberta, Canada, located about {{convert|103|km|mi|abbr=on}} southeast of Red Deer and {{convert|16|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of Trochu. The park is situated along the Red Deer River and features badlands topography. Its name derives from the large plateau in the middle of the park, {{convert|200|m|ft|abbr=on}} above the Red Deer River, which has never been developed by humans and retains virgin prairie grasses. The park is situated at an elevation ranging from {{convert|720|m|ft|abbr=on}} to {{convert|875|m|ft|abbr=on}} and has a surface of {{convert|34.5|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}. The park is the site of an ancient buffalo jump, where Cree native people drove bison over the cliffs in large numbers to provide for their tribes. The hills also contain unique flora and fauna that are not found this far east of the Rocky Mountains in as large numbers as at Dry Island. The park contains the most important Albertosaurus bone bed in the world, which was first discovered by Barnum Brown in 1910 and rediscovered by Dr. Phil Currie in 1997. The bone bed excavation was halted at the end of August, 2005. Dr. Currie left the Royal Tyrrell Museum in October 2005 to become the Canada Research Chair with the Biological Sciences Department at the University of Alberta. Under university auspices, excavation at the bone bed has continued in the summers of 2006, 2007 and 2008. ActivitiesThe following activities are available in the park:[1]
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References1. ^{{Cite web| author=Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation & Culture| url=http://gateway.cd.gov.ab.ca/siteactivities.aspx?id=39| title=Activities in Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park| accessdate=2007-07-14}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} External links
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